Typically The First Question Asked Of New Parents Is, “Is It A Boy Or A Girl?” But What Is The Brain

Typically the first question asked of new parents is, “Is it a boy or a girl?” But what is the brain biology behind sexual differences? Join Bridget Nugent, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, to learn about how sex differences are created in the brain.

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9 years ago

4 Fun Facts Animated by Teachers

Last week, the TED-Ed Animation Team facilitated animation workshops with TED-Ed Innovative Educators. We introduced them to basic stop-motion tricks and techniques in hopes that they would begin to incorporate animation into their classroom projects - and based on the results, we think they are up to the challenge!

Earlier this fall, we sourced some fun facts from the educators themselves, and then tasked them with visualizing that very information. We used tablets with #istopmotion to shoot the animation, and basic household objects and school supplies as props and materials. We dare say that you, too, can do this from home!

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1. When an object’s mass doubles, its kinetic energy also doubles, but when an object’s SPEED doubles, its kinetic energy quadruples.

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2. If a male sperm was the size of a human being, it would swim the 100 metre freestyle in half of the world record time.

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3. Approximately one word is added to the English language every two hours.

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4. If you condensed the Earth’s history into 24 hours, humans wouldn’t exist until 11:58pm.

9 years ago
The Simple Discovery That A Piece Of Wire Mesh Can Stop A Flame In Its Tracks Saved The Lives Of Thousands
The Simple Discovery That A Piece Of Wire Mesh Can Stop A Flame In Its Tracks Saved The Lives Of Thousands
The Simple Discovery That A Piece Of Wire Mesh Can Stop A Flame In Its Tracks Saved The Lives Of Thousands

The simple discovery that a piece of wire mesh can stop a flame in its tracks saved the lives of thousands of miners.

This demonstration shows how a simple lamp made of gauze could contain the open candle flames that miners used before 1815. With the safety lamp, any potential explosions would stay contained and never escalate to dangerous levels (although mining remained an extremely dangerous occupation).

Watch the whole demo and hear the full story here.

8 years ago
The world’s oldest known fossils have been found - and they’re 3.7 billion years old
They could push back evidence for life on Earth by 220 million years.

The oldest fossils ever discovered have been found in Greenland, and they appear to have preserved the earliest signs of life of Earth.

Dated to around 3.7 billion years ago, the fossils contain evidence of stromatolites - layers of sediment packed together by ancient, water-based bacterial colonies - and could push back the origins of life in the fossil record by 220 million years.

Read more… 

9 years ago
Scott Kelly Is Two Inches Taller After 340 Days In Space

Scott Kelly is two inches taller after 340 days in space

After 340 days on the International Space Station, Scott Kelly grew 2 inches taller than his twin brother who spent the time on Earth, CNBC reports.

Gaining a couple inches is pretty common among astronauts that spend a significant amount of time in space. That’s because the microgravity environment allows room for their vertebrae to expand. Here’s how NASA explains it:

Imagine that the vertebrae in your back form a giant spring. Pushing down on the spring keeps it coiled tightly. When the force is released, the spring stretches out. In the same way, the spine elongates by up to 3% while humans travel in space. There is less gravity pushing down on the vertebrae, so they can stretch out — up to 7.6 centimeters (3 inches).

He aged less than us Earth-bound humans too.

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9 years ago
Gearing Up For Thanksgiving Weekend And Desperate For Small Talk Topics That Make You Sound Slightly

Gearing up for Thanksgiving weekend and desperate for small talk topics that make you sound slightly smarter? We’ve got you covered:

1. Tricks for building a Wi-Fi network that covers your entire house Excellent Wi-Fi coverage in your home may be easier to achieve than you might think—if you’ve got the right router placed in a central position, a Wi-Fi extender if needed, and a little bit of patience. via: BGR

2. The dream life of driverless cars Thanks to 3D scanning, driverless cars can do more than take you from one place to another: They can also produce artistic renditions of their surrounding environments, peculiarities and all. Talk about an IoT dream journal. via: The New York Times

3. Lego’s new digital system and other “toys-to-life” will be huge this holiday season Toys won’t only be played within the realm of a child’s imagination, but in mobile apps that can take physical toys into virtual spaces. via: @quartz

4. The dictionary, emoji, and redefining the word ‘word’ What do rent money, fart jokes, and student loans have in common? They all solicit a reaction that’s encapsulated in Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year: the Face with Tears of Joy emoji. via: @theverge

9 years ago
This Is Tech Tats, Tattoos That Can Track Your Health Data And Your Personal Information  - Watch The
This Is Tech Tats, Tattoos That Can Track Your Health Data And Your Personal Information  - Watch The
This Is Tech Tats, Tattoos That Can Track Your Health Data And Your Personal Information  - Watch The
This Is Tech Tats, Tattoos That Can Track Your Health Data And Your Personal Information  - Watch The
This Is Tech Tats, Tattoos That Can Track Your Health Data And Your Personal Information  - Watch The
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This is Tech Tats, tattoos that can track your health data and your personal information  - watch the full video

9 years ago
Scientists Find Two Natural Genes In Our Cells That Can Combat HIV

Scientists Find Two Natural Genes in our Cells That Can Combat HIV

During the opening era of the AIDS epidemic, being diagnosed was a death sentence. Thanks to advances in medicine, it isn’t anymore. HIV is no longer a terminal illness; with treatment, an individual with HIV has the exact same life expectancy as someone without the disease.

However, it is still a devastating virus. The treatments have many side effects, and you will need to take the medicine for the rest of your life.

For years, scientists have been trying to find a way to effectively cure HIV/AIDS, but unfortunately, none yet have made that incredible leap. But new breakthroughs come each year, which slowly bring us closer to our goal.

Case in point, last month, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School announced the discovery of proteins that naturally inhibit the human immunodeficiency virus. Surprisingly, they found these proteins in the cells in our immune system’s T cells, which are the cells that HIV attacks (specifically, it attacks CD4 positive T cells, which are white blood cells that are vital to fighting off infection).

Find out more at: http://futurism.com/links/scientists-find-two-natural-genes-in-our-cells-that-can-combat-hiv/

9 years ago
The Breakfast Machine By Simone Giertz
The Breakfast Machine By Simone Giertz
The Breakfast Machine By Simone Giertz

The Breakfast Machine by Simone Giertz

I, for one, welcome our new service-robot overloards.

[how-to guide by Simone]

9 years ago
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9 years ago
How Do Electric Guitars Work? Learn More About The Materials That Make It Possible With Today’s Graphic:

How do electric guitars work? Learn more about the materials that make it possible with today’s graphic: http://wp.me/s4aPLT-guitar

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